41241 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Customs
Written Question
Published date: 09 Sep 2025
41241 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Customs: How many board fee reviews, if any, have been completed for entities under their responsibility, if any, in the past 12 months, and what was the total cost of those fee changes, broken down by entity?
Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that in line with the updated Cabinet Fees Framework that came into effect on 1 July 2025, the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) has reviewed its member payments for:
- the Customs Assurance and Risk Committee members. Fee increases for the Customs Assurance and Risk Committee members will come into effect from the next Committee meeting scheduled for early September 2025. There has been no cost associated with member fee changes for this Committee in the 12 months to 27 August 2025
- the Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational Serious and Organised Crime members. The fees received by the Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational Serious and Organised Crime members are in alignment with the revised Framework. There has been no cost associated with member fee changes for the Ministerial Advisory Group in the 12 months to 27 August 2025.